Part I Roots : Season 1 Episode 1
TV-14 ABC 1h 14m
Aired: January 23rd, 1977 @ 8:00 PM EST on ABC
In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
